Ice-cutting machine.



E. WRIGHT.

ICE CUTTING MACHINE.

112111111111011 FILED .11.11.22, 1912.

E. WRIGHT.

1GB CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1912.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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E. WRIGHT.

1GB CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1912.

1,094,396, I t Patented Apr.21, 1914.

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EDGAR WRIGHT, OF WARREN, MASSACHUSETTS.

ICE-CUTTING MACHINE.

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Application filed January 22, 1912.

To all whom t ymay concern Be it known that l, EDGAR 'WRIGH'L a citizen of the United States, residing at lNarren, in the county of lVorcester and State of `Irlassachusetts, have invented a new and useful .improvement in ice-Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to an ice cutting machine, the object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which will make two cuts at t-he saine time, and in which the depth of the cut can be readily ascertained and regulated.

With these objects in view the invention consists of lthe novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claim shown in the acc mpanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation, parts being in section. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a section on the line Ll--a of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of a hub of a drive wheel. Fig. G is a detail transverse section through the rim of a drive wheel. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view illust-rating the manner of securing a saw to a shaft. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a rack frame. Fig. 9 is a. perspective view of a portion of a graduated frame. Fig. l0A is a detail sectional view on the line 10-10 of Fig. 2. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a saw hood and flap. Fig. 12 is a side elevation partly in section showing the manner of connecting a guide runner. Fig. 'i3 is a detail sectional view illustrating means for adjustably connecting the guide runners.

ln constructing the device I employ a main frame l the forward end of which is angled upwardly as shown at 2 and provided with a suitable draft hook. Said frane at its rear end has upwardly and rearwardly extending handles 3, and this frame is also provided with a rear extension a. ik second or saw frame 5 is journaled upon a suitable shaft o by hinged bearings T thereby permitting disengagement of the two frames, the shaft G being suitably journaled in the frame l. Upon this shaft are suitable ground or drive wheels 8, and upon the wheel rims are inserted spurs 9, said spurs being preferably screwed into t-he wheel rim and arranged in two staggered rows. These wheels are provided with hol low hubs 10, and on the shaft 6 are ratchets 11, and within the hubs are arranged spring Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

serial no. 672,590.

pressed pawls l2 which engage the ratchets. This prevents reverse rotation of the shaft 6 when turning or backing the machine.

Journaled on the frame 5 are shafts 13 and 14:, and upon the shaft 6 is loosely mounted a sprocket wheel 15, sprocket wheels 16 and 17 are fixed upon the shaft 13, and a small sprocket wheel 1S is fixed upon the shaft ll. A sprocket chain 19 runs over the sprocket wheels l5 and lo and a sprocket chain 20 runs over the sprocket wheels 17 and 18. A suitable clutch 2l mounted upon the shaft 6 and operated by a bell crank lever 22 serves to lock the sprocket wheel l5 to the shaft 6, and by means of the gearing above described the rotation of the shaftI (i is imparted to the saw shaft let.

Suitable ice cutting saws Q3 are adjustably mounted upon the shaft lt, and I prefer to mount said saws by providing hanged hubs Q-t formed separately from the saws, one of said hubs being arranged upon each side of each saw, tne flanges bearing againstthe saws and being bolted together through the saws. To allow for adjustment of the saws along the sha-ft 14; thereby regulating the distance between the saws the shaft 141: is grooved as shown at 14a and the saws are locked in adjusted position and also to the shaft by nreans of set screws which work through the hubs Qd and extend into the groove 14a.

To prevent chips of ice being thrown into the gearing and also rearwardly upon the operator each saw is protected by a suitable hood Q6 which is provided with a side eX- tension 2? adapted to be bolted to the frame 5 and which hood is provided with a hinged flap Q8 which is prevented from swinging toward the saw by a small strip Q9 which extends downwardly below the lower edge of the hood 26.

in oioei to lock the llame o upon its bearings on shaft and thereby regulate the depth of the out of the saw provide the rear end of the frame with an upright frame SO, the side members of which are curved upon an arc struck from the shaft- 6, and the rear faces of said side members have a rack 3l formed or secured upon them. .35. smaller frame 33 is carried by the frame l and is provided upon its sides with strips Eil which engage suitable grooves 3Q formed upon the inner faces of the side members of the frame 30, the frame 30 sliding upon frame 33. ln order that the operi 'l ners 48.

ator can determine the exact depth of the cut I place a scale 35 upon the frame 33 and a suitable pointer 35a upon the frame 30, which marlr will travel adjacent the scale 35 as the frame 30 is raised and lowered.

Suitable braces 36 extend substantially horizontally from the handles 3 to the frame 33 and a cross brace 37 extends between the two braces 36 and a brace 3S also extends between the handles 3. A shaft 39 is jour naled upon the braces 36 and carries cog wheels 40 which mesh with the rack 3l. A beveled gear 41 is fixed on shaft 39 and a shaft 42 is mounted upon the braces 37 and 38 and carries a beveled gear wheel 43 which meshes with the bevel gear 41, Shaft 42 is provided with a suitably operating handle 44 and a pawl shaft 45 also hand operated is mounted upon the braces 37 and 38 and carries a suitable pawl or detent 46 adapted to normally lock the bevel gear 43 against rotation, thereby locking the frame 30 in its adjusted position, preventingthe same from jumping in case the saws should strike some obstruction.

A cross piece 47 which connects opposite sides of the trame l is supported upon run- These runners are swiveled and pivoted as shown in Fig. l0, a bolt 49 being rotatably mounted in the brace 47, and said bolt is provided with a depending perforated ear 50 which extends into a suitable slot formed in the upper face of the runner, and a bolt 5l passes transversely through the runner and through the ear 50. This permits the runner to have both a hori- Zontal and vertical movement. At their forward ends the runners are connected by a rod 48a.

Suitable sleeves 52 are journaled respectively in the rear portion of the extension 4, which is provided for this purpose, and in brackets 53 carried by forward portions of the frame l. Sectional rods 54, hinged at 54a, are slidably carried by the sleeves 52 and are locked in adjusted position by set screws or other suitable means. The outer l hinged end portions carry guide runners 54h, one of which always runs in the last cut made in the ice, thus properly spacing the saw nearest said cut. The other saw is adjusted so that. the distance between the two saws will be the same as the distance between the first mentioned saw and the guide runner. While only one runner is in use as a guide at one time they are provided upon both sides of the machine so that one of these runners will always be upon the side adjacent the last cut. In order to prevent wabbling of the saws suitable guide fingers 55 are mounted upon slotted brackets 5G and have inturned end portions upon cpposite sides or the saw blade.

It will be obvious that by means oit' this construction the frame carrying the saws can be readily swung vertically thus regulating the depth of the cut, and by lateral adjustment of the saws and the guide runners the width of the cut can also be regulated. The advantages of a machine making two cuts at once, and which may be adjusted for various thicknesses of ice can be readily appreciated by those using ice cutting` machines.

IV hat I claim is:

In a device of the kind described comprising two trames one of which is pivoted to the other at its front end, an upright frame carried by the pivoted iframe, the side members of the said upright frame forming rack bars, an uprightguide frame carried by the other frame, the upright frame having the rack bars working over the guide frame, the guide frame having a scale thereon, ice cutting saws carried by the pivoted frame, handles carried by the other frame, and a gearing supported from said handles and adapted to mesh with the rack bars and lift or lower the pivoted frame.

EDGAR WRIGHT VVit-nesses Sanna M. EATON, GEORGE A. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

